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Ponder the trail’s industrial history as you travel along this secluded path.

The northern endpoint for the trail is at Main Street/PA 31 in Mount Pleasant, which was first settled in the 1700s, making it one of the oldest towns in southwestern Pennsylvania. Half-mile markers line the route, creating a convenient path for exercise and active transportation, as well as recreation.

Just a block west from the endpoint, a series of shops, restaurants, convenience stores, and other services begins to line Main Street for about a mile to Braddock Road Avenue.

Heading south, you’ll come to the trailhead at Willows Park in about 0.3 mile, where you’ll find parking, restrooms, a children’s play area, soccer and baseball fields, and picnic pavilions. From Willows Park, a 1.3-mile on-street bike route is marked to take riders up to Veterans Park at West Main Street and Diamond Street, where you’ll find a granite veterans monument in the form of a life-size U.S. Army doughboy from World War I. Several restaurants are nearby. Although there are more direct routes to the park, the bike route avoids major uphill climbs.